Michaelโ Jackson’s โค”Thriller” โReaches Top 10 on Billboard Charts Amid Halloween Surge
LOS ANGELES, November 8, 2023 -โ michael Jackson’sโ iconic single “Thriller” has surged back into theโ topโ 10 โคon multiple Billboard charts, โขfueled by the โขannual Halloween season spike in popularity. โฃSales of theโค track doubledโ in the latest tracking period, according to Luminate, with overโ 2,800 copies sold inโฃ the U.S. compared to 1,400 the week prior.
The renewed interest propelled “Thriller” โfrom No. 17 to No.7 onโ the Digital Song Sales โคchart,nearing its previous peak position of โNo. 1. The songโค also landed at No. 2 โon โboth the R&B/Hip-Hop Digitalโข Song Sales and R&B streaming Songs tallies. โMegan Thee Stallion’s “Lover Girl” and Kehlaniโข currently hold the top spotsโ on those respective โcharts.
Beyondโ digital โsales, “Thriller” alsoโ securedโข positions within the top โฃ10 on the Hot R&B Songs (No. 4) andโข hot โR&B/Hip-Hopโข Songs (No. 5)โฃ lists. Jackson’s presence extends to โ Billboard’s โข global charts, with โค”Thriller” reappearing on both the Hot 100 and Streaming songsโ rankings, as well as the Billboard โฃGlobal โค200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S.lists.
The resurgence wasn’t limited toโ “Thriller.” Jackson’s โข”Billie Jean,” alsoโฃ from the Thriller album, returned to the R&B/hip-Hopโค Streaming Songs chart and achieved new โฃpeaks on the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global โExcl. U.S. โcharts.
While the โHalloween-driven boost โis important, industry observers anticipate Jackson’s chart positions will likely recede after โthe holiday season concludes.however, the enduringโ appealโ of Thriller โ continues to demonstrate its status as a cultural โtouchstone.